ENA TRIAGE EXAM LATEST
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
What is the nurse's priority when triaging a patient with a behavioral
health concern?
A. Determine if the patient has recently taken mind-altering medications.
B. Assess the patient for a psychiatric history.
C. Place the patient in a treatment room as soon as possible.
D. Ensure staff and patient safety. - ANSWERS-D. Ensure staff and
patient safety.
Which of these is a goal of triage?
A. To identify patients who are safe to wait for care
B. To establish appropriate fees on a sliding scale
C. To initiate patient teaching
D. To perform a comprehensive history and physical - ANSWERS-A.
To identify patients who are safe to wait for care
The Emergency Nurses Association recommends that emergency
departments use which triage system?
A. Spot-check triage
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QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
B. Traffic director triage
C. Comprehensive triage
D. Disaster triage - ANSWERS-C. Comprehensive triage
Using the Emergency Severity Index, the triage nurse should assign the
highest priority to which of these patients?
A. A man, age 59, with a head laceration who passed out and is
disoriented
B. A child, age 7, with a dislocated arm and a heart rate of 120 beats per
minute
C. A woman, age 38, with moderate abdominal pain who needs one
resource
D. A infant, age 9 months, with a fever and a respiratory rate of 25
breaths per minute - ANSWERS-A. A man, age 59, with a head
laceration who passed out and is disoriented
Which statement accurately characterizes measurement of a full set of
vital signs in triage?
A. Vital signs frequently change the assigned triage acuity.
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, ENA TRIAGE EXAM LATEST
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
B. Vital signs are needed to assign triage acuity accurately.
C. Vital signs are required to ensure that documentation is complete.
D. Vital signs provide additional information that may affect triage
acuity. - ANSWERS-D. Vital signs provide additional information that
may affect triage acuity.
Which statement correctly describes triage protocols?
A. They increase the patient's length of stay.
B. They increase patient and staff satisfaction.
C. They increase the accuracy of assigned triage acuities.
D. They increase the number of patients who choose to leave without
being seen. - ANSWERS-B. They increase patient and staff satisfaction.
The triage nurse should be most concerned about which pediatric
patient?
A. An infant with a petechial rash
B. A toddler with a fever of 101° F (38.3° C) for the last 2 days
C. A preschooler who does not want to eat
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QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
What is the nurse's priority when triaging a patient with a behavioral
health concern?
A. Determine if the patient has recently taken mind-altering medications.
B. Assess the patient for a psychiatric history.
C. Place the patient in a treatment room as soon as possible.
D. Ensure staff and patient safety. - ANSWERS-D. Ensure staff and
patient safety.
Which of these is a goal of triage?
A. To identify patients who are safe to wait for care
B. To establish appropriate fees on a sliding scale
C. To initiate patient teaching
D. To perform a comprehensive history and physical - ANSWERS-A.
To identify patients who are safe to wait for care
The Emergency Nurses Association recommends that emergency
departments use which triage system?
A. Spot-check triage
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, ENA TRIAGE EXAM LATEST
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
B. Traffic director triage
C. Comprehensive triage
D. Disaster triage - ANSWERS-C. Comprehensive triage
Using the Emergency Severity Index, the triage nurse should assign the
highest priority to which of these patients?
A. A man, age 59, with a head laceration who passed out and is
disoriented
B. A child, age 7, with a dislocated arm and a heart rate of 120 beats per
minute
C. A woman, age 38, with moderate abdominal pain who needs one
resource
D. A infant, age 9 months, with a fever and a respiratory rate of 25
breaths per minute - ANSWERS-A. A man, age 59, with a head
laceration who passed out and is disoriented
Which statement accurately characterizes measurement of a full set of
vital signs in triage?
A. Vital signs frequently change the assigned triage acuity.
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, ENA TRIAGE EXAM LATEST
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
B. Vital signs are needed to assign triage acuity accurately.
C. Vital signs are required to ensure that documentation is complete.
D. Vital signs provide additional information that may affect triage
acuity. - ANSWERS-D. Vital signs provide additional information that
may affect triage acuity.
Which statement correctly describes triage protocols?
A. They increase the patient's length of stay.
B. They increase patient and staff satisfaction.
C. They increase the accuracy of assigned triage acuities.
D. They increase the number of patients who choose to leave without
being seen. - ANSWERS-B. They increase patient and staff satisfaction.
The triage nurse should be most concerned about which pediatric
patient?
A. An infant with a petechial rash
B. A toddler with a fever of 101° F (38.3° C) for the last 2 days
C. A preschooler who does not want to eat
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